President William Ruto shakes hands with matatu owners at State House in Mombasa following strike cancellation talks.

Matatu owners cancel strike after talks with Ruto

2026년 05월 22일

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Transport sector stakeholders have canceled a strike planned for next week following talks with President William Ruto at the State House in Mombasa.

Matatu Owners Association chairman Albert Karakacha said on Friday that stakeholders had agreed not to proceed with the strike.

“We have canceled the strike. We had suspended it, but now we have canceled it completely, so there will be no strike next week. We will work,” Karakacha said.

The meetings took place on Thursday and Friday, May 21 and 22, 2026, after protests triggered by rising fuel prices. Stakeholders will work with the government for one week to resolve the dispute.

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Reactions on X show mixed sentiments: some users praise Ruto for averting the strike, others question motives and express concerns for passengers facing potential fare hikes.

Ruto told them, cancel the strike but hike fares on commuters like I hike taxes. Matatu owners happy, passengers crying. This is the Singapore vision? "
— Gitungati unapologetic ⚽⚽ (@Gitungatithe6) 2026년 5월 22일

Matatu strike fully cancelled.

Matatu Owners Association: Ruto’s Singapore dream is a reality. Let’s put politics aside and build our country. We have called off next week’s matatu strike. - Albert Karagacha, President

Is the dream to Singapore almost close ? pic.twitter.com/LocvtUitPj
— THEE ALFA HOUSE (@thee_alfa_house) 2026년 5월 22일

Matatu Strike called off! All stakeholders in this vital sector have been instructed to resume operations immediately! Asante Ruto for this! Ingekua Kamwana hii mgomo ingeendelea for almost one month.
— Samwel Wekesa (@bungomaduke) 2026년 5월 19일

Questions are now emerging over the sudden suspension of the planned matatu strike following a high-level meeting between President William Ruto and selected transport sector stakeholders in Mombasa.#KTNPrime pic.twitter.com/Dfc7g0rZBE
— KTN News (@KTNNewsKE) 2026년 5월 22일

President William Ruto’s address on fuel crisis and matatu strike. He made several directives:

1. Directed that the cost of diesel be further reduced by Ksh 10 per litre in the June–July 2026 pricing cycle to stabilise pump prices and provide additional relief to consumers.
— Ken Aseka (@KenAseka) 2026년 5월 22일

Matatu operators suspend strike for one week

2026년 05월 19일 AI에 의해 보고됨 AI에 의해 생성된 이미지

The government and transport stakeholders reached an agreement on Tuesday to suspend the matatu strike for one week. This allows for further talks on fuel prices.

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